1st Edition

Vitamin B12 Advances and Insights

Edited By Rima Obeid Copyright 2017
376 Pages
by CRC Press

376 Pages 11 Color & 51 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

376 Pages 11 Color & 51 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Cobalamin (vitamin B12) was discovered in the first half of the 20th century. Vast amount of information on the role of the vitamins in human health and disease became available. Cobalamin science was, however, based on theoretical concepts that have been accepted without further proof of facts and hypotheses. Recently, the breath-taking pace of development in research technologies has changed... Read more

Milestones in the Discovery of Pernicious Anemia and Its Treatment. Nutritional and Biochemical Aspects of Cobalamin throughout Life. Intracellular Processing and Utilization of Cobalamins. Inherited Defects of Cobalamin Metabolism. Conditions and Diseases that Cause Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Form Metabolism to Diseases. Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Developing and Newly Industrialising Countries. Vitamin B12 in Neurology and Aging. The Role of Cobalamin in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems: Mechanistic Insights. Laboratory Markers and Diagnosis of Cobalamin Deficiency. Cobalamin during Pregnancy and Lactation. Vitamin B12 after Birth and during Early Life. Cobalamin – Folate Interactions. Extreme Vitamin B12 Concentrations in Clinical Practice in the Absence of Symptoms or B12 Treatment. Vitamin B12 and Drug Development.

Biography

Rima Obeid